All of Tyler Gilbert’s hard work is starting to pay off. This Canadian singer-songwriter has hit the big time with his album titled OK Murphy. My favorite track is the lovely song The Way the World Works, so I asked Tyler to tell me the back story: “The song is about doing your own thing, because life is too short. I worked the song around the phrase: Do what you want and do it now. The song is about choosing your path in life.” Tyler Gilbert has quite a unique sound and his songs tell wonderful stories through music. When I asked Tyler about his music influences, he gave me quite an interesting answer: “I built a triangle to help me understand my influences and explain them. At the top of this triangle are Singers. My singing influences are Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. On one end of the triangle are Guitarists, and those influences are Zakk Wylde and Dimebag Darrell. At the other end are Songwriters, Neil Young and Bob Dylan.” I love it! No one has ever described their influences in quite that way. Young Tyler Gilbert started singing to Michael Jackson cassette tapes at age three. According to Tyler, “I picked up the guitar in my teenage years. Then, I started working on tunes. I made multiple demos, which I wouldn’t say were great, but they helped me establish my skills as a songwriter. Experimenting helped me make better decisions with songwriting.” A lot of Tyler Gilbert’s songs tell stories or they’re philosophical: “I have to give my dad credit. Growing up, my dad was always a philosophical person, always questioning everything. So, I instilled that into my songwriting. I want to make people think and to ask questions about things...